Qube Research & Technologies Ltd cut its holdings in shares of Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:KRNY – Get Rating) by 59.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,314 shares of the savings and loans company's stock after selling 53,440 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd's holdings in Kearny Financial were worth $468,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of KRNY. Equitable Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kearny Financial during the 4th quarter valued at about $154,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its position in shares of Kearny Financial by 98.2% during the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 12,391 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $164,000 after acquiring an additional 6,139 shares during the period. First Financial Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Kearny Financial in the 1st quarter valued at about $166,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its stake in Kearny Financial by 9.8% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 13,417 shares of the savings and loans company's stock valued at $178,000 after buying an additional 1,203 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Kearny Financial in the 4th quarter valued at about $196,000. 64.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kearny Financial Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of Kearny Financial stock opened at $12.06 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $849.28 million, a PE ratio of 12.83 and a beta of 0.77. Kearny Financial Corp. has a twelve month low of $10.59 and a twelve month high of $13.89. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $11.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89.

Kearny Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 10th will be paid a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 9th. Kearny Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.81%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kearny Financial news, EVP Thomas Demedici sold 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.01, for a total value of $30,025.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 55,392 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $665,257.92. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 6.23% of the company's stock.

About Kearny Financial

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Kearny Financial Corp. operates as the holding company for Kearny Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit accounts.

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